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Beschreibung
What is our responsibility as scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the face of global issues threatening humanity today? This book provides a platform for an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural dialogue among philosophers and sociologists on the most pressing global issues facing humanity today. Combining the critical thinking of philosophy with sociological methods and researches, this volume offers fresh and stimulating perspectives with regard to various issues including environmental degradation, democracy, gender and economic inequalities, religion, war and peace.
What is our responsibility as scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the face of global issues threatening humanity today? This book provides a platform for an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural dialogue among philosophers and sociologists on the most pressing global issues facing humanity today. Combining the critical thinking of philosophy with sociological methods and researches, this volume offers fresh and stimulating perspectives with regard to various issues including environmental degradation, democracy, gender and economic inequalities, religion, war and peace.
Über den Autor
Hülya Yaldir is Professor of Philosophy at Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. She received her MA and PhD degrees in Philosophy from the University of Reading, UK. Her main areas of interest are philosophy of mind, metaphysics, early modern philosophy, logic, philosophy of culture and comparative philosophy.
Güncel Önkal is Associate Professor at Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. He has specialised in cultural philosophy, social epistemology, philosophy of art, sociology of punishment and sociology of knowledge by means of practical issues. He is currently delivering courses on daily-life sociology, modernity and postmodernity, sociology of knowledge and urban studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Globalization - Contemporary science - Religion - Cultural industry - Identity - Islamophobia - Law and justice - Human rights - Democracy - Equality - Labour economy - Health - Education - Morality/ethics - Violence - Children - Women and gender problems - Peace - Environmental destruction - Technology

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Recht, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9783631742075
ISBN-10: 363174207X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 274207
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Önkal, Güncel
Yaldir, Hülya
Redaktion: Önkal, Güncel
Yaldir, Hülya
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstr. 11, D-10178 Berlin, r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com
Maße: 210 x 148 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Güncel Önkal (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,416 kg
Artikel-ID: 113910360